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Ipados CVE-2026-20677

CRITICAL
Race Condition (CWE-362)
2026-02-11 product-security@apple.com
Authentication Bypass Apple Race Condition Ipados Iphone Os Visionos
9.0
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
9.0 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Analysis Generated
Mar 12, 2026 - 22:02 vuln.today
CVE Published
Feb 11, 2026 - 23:16 nvd
CRITICAL 9.0

DescriptionNVD

A race condition was addressed with improved handling of symbolic links. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.3, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, iOS 18.7.5 and iPadOS 18.7.5, visionOS 26.3, iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3. A shortcut may be able to bypass sandbox restrictions.

AnalysisAI

Race condition in Apple macOS/iOS symlink handling allows privilege escalation. Fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.3, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, iOS 18.7.5.

Technical ContextAI

CWE-362 race condition in symbolic link handling. Improper symlink resolution timing allows privilege escalation.

RemediationAI

Apply Apple security updates.

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